Oct 30, 2009

I seem to be on a banana kick lately. These simple, guiltless baked bananas taste similar to Bananas Foster and you'll swear there's butter in there! Great served with whipped cream, fro-yo, chopped nuts, raisins or even served with oatmeal. Bananas are so good for you, they are naturally sweet and rich in potassium, which plays an important role decreasing the risk of high blood pressure and stroke. Enjoy this for dessert or breakfast!
Baked BananasSkinnytaste.com
Servings: 1 • Size: 1 baked banana • Old Points: 2 • Points+: 4
Calories: 151 • Fat: 0.6 g • Protein: 1.2 g • Carb: 39 g • Fiber: 3 g • Sugar: 26 g
Sodium: 1.7 mg • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg

Ingredients:

1 medium ripe banana, cut in half lengthwise

2 tsp honey

cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Peel and cut bananas in half. Arrange banana in an oven safe dish or on tinfoil. Sprinkle with cinnamon and honey. Cover and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on how soft you like them.

This was delicious, the only thing was, I think that covering it made them very mushy, because all the steam stays in the pan. Next time I'll leave them uncovered and see what happens. The flavor was fantastic though!

I just started WW and I love to cook and when I found your website I was elated. I could cook and eat. The recipes are delicious and easy. My children have really enjoyed trying new recipes with me. Thanks for sharing your talent.

I love your recipes and pictures and I am thrilled that you include the points values for all of them!!! I am following WW and it is great to see how you've made these delicious recipes point freindly. You should publish a book! I would definately buy it!

Yummy! Made it last night and some bites definitely had a Bananas Foster type taste to it. om nom nom! =) Had it with a small scoop (1/4 cup) of regular ice cream and it totally hit the spot~ will definitely make again. [I forgot to cover it, but it was fine to me... had it in for about 12 minutes)

WOW! I never in my life thought I could enjoy doing WW. My first experience was great, however, I was not married and cooking for a husband at the time, so eating the Smart Ones was just easier for me. Now that I have a husband AND a 4 month old daughter, I have to please the husband while getting my pre-baby weight back and this site definately makes it possible for me to stay on track and also help my husband stay on track, since he IS in the Air Force and maintaining a healthy weight is important for him as well. I can now cook ONE meal for two people instead of cooking for him and then for ME. Thank you so much for expressing your talent to all of us. It means so much to me!!

Wow! I just came across your website and I'm loving all the recipes. I started WW about a month ago and I'm really changing my diet around. This website is amazing! I'm glad you have the WW points too - it makes it so easy! I loved this recipe, it was such a treat :-)

Do mini marshmallows have a lot of points? We used to do this when I was a kid but we would leave the banana in the skin, make a slit and poke marshmallows in, seal them up in foil and put them in the camp fire or on the grill....this recipe takes me back!

Ok, I made this for a mid-morning snack and it was yummy! I did modify it a little bit. I used brown sugar instead of honey, and I put 1/4 tsp of vanilla extract drizzled on top. I baked mine for 7 minutes (don't like mushy bananas at all) uncovered in my toaster oven. So yummy! Thank you, Gina!

When you use fruit in a recipe, they are no longer free, you need to base points off the nutritional info. I know, I know! I don't like it either, I'll leave it up to you to decide if you want to count them or not.

I made these last night for desert after making your baked empanadas. My husband's family is Puerto Rican and (fried) empanadas are a childhood favorite of his. I'm happy to report he LOVED the healthy version and he thought the baked bananas were a nice addition to replace (fried) sweet plantanos. I'm already kicked this recipe out to all of my friends.

I made this tonight and served it with vanilla frozen yogurt. My fiance and I split it and it's a good thing I had already promised him half because if I had been home alone I would have eaten the whole thing! So yummy. Thank you for combining these flavors. Tastes very logical but I would never have thought of this myself.

Just wondering why this is 4 points...A banana is 0pts and honey is only 1pt? Worried I'm missing something! Thanks :) I love love love this site...everything is very easy to make and nothing has failed me yet. So delicious!

This recipe *might* have revolutionized my breakfast habits. I just discovered your site a week ago and have already made 5 recipes and had these bananas for breakfast 3 times. I have smashed them and spread them on whole wheat toast and bagels...so delicious. Thanks for all the great ideas - I cannot wait to try more!!

i was really confused about the calories for this until i realized it was TSP not TBSP honey! whew! i almost made these super sweet! im glad i caught it or else i would have sweeeeet bananas and lots of unneeded calories!

This was delicious. My husband and I just finished eating these. I baked on 400 for 12.5 minutes (uncovered) and added honey and cinnamon sugar. What a great treat! Thank you for all of the wonderful recipes!

I guess I'm just in a cooking mood today, this is the 2nd recipe I've made! I made these for dessert! Delish! I had some extra points left and threw on a tbsp of chocolate chips. Honestly, it hit the chocolate need perfectly because the banana makes the chocolate seem much more rich. This will probably be my go to chocolate fix for a while!

DELISH!!! Just made one of these. I added some cocoa powder and used 1/2 the honey. I don't know why you have this as a points plus value of 4. Banana is 0 points and 2 tsp of honey is only 1point. This would be a 2 point dessert on points plus. ENJOY!!!

I love bananas...actually I am the only one eating bananas at my house. So instead of using the whole oven for one banana, I “stove top” baked them. It turned out great. Thanks Gina for the idea. http://skinnysimplerecipes.blogspot.com/search/label/Dessert%20Recipes

YUM! I loveee bananas! Never tried baked bananas but from the looks of it i'm in for a real treat! I love that it looks like a desert but yet is incredibly healthy for you! Bananas do soo many amazing things they even help with cramps for all you ladys out there grab a banana! :O What kind of icecream is that in the picture?! It looks great! Thanks again for another amazingg recipe! ☺

I wouldnt count my banana either. Just like if I were to cook asparagus and toss it in rice it suddenly doesnt make the asparagus have points. Fruit is 0. Now if I were to make a banana cake or apple pie, that might be different, but not for something like this. JMO

I agree with Teresa, the bananas don't need to be counted, as this is not a really a "recipe", like banana bread or pancakes or something, but is really more of a preparation. From WW:

"If your “recipe" is truly just a few pieces of fruit, then you might want to record it in your Tracker as separate items or as a “meal" — the latter looks at each item separately and then adds up all the PointsPlus values. Because all the items have 0 PointsPlus values, the total will also be zero."

I have been a WW member for years. I went back when points plus was still pretty new. I lost 20 lbs. and have never counted fruit when I made something with it. This seems more like it should be 1 point just for the honey. I have never heard you had to count it if put in a recipe. Wow, I am surprised. I have not been in a good wile and I do not know what their newest thing is. I just stay with what I know.

Hi Gina, I've been perusing your vegan recipes, and while they all look fabulous, I've noticed that you garnish a lot of the savoury ones with cheese and/or other dairy products (in this case ice cream). While I may seem a bit nitpick-y, it does defeat the purpose of making a dish vegan or labelling it as such. I realize that people are free to do what they like with their food, but it might be something to consider in the future, or maybe explore some vegan garnish options?